Install on Linux

Outcome: nala installed on Linux when a Linux artifact is published on the current channel, with digest verification before any package or AppImage runs.

Before you start

1. Open nalarun.com/download. If no Linux artifact is listed, stop.
2. Prefer DEB on Debian/Ubuntu, or AppImage anywhere else, including Fedora/RHEL, until an RPM build exists.

Option 1 — install.sh (recommended)

curl -fsSL https://nalarun.com/install.sh | sh

On Linux x64 the script prefers DEB if dpkg exists, else AppImage. RPM is not a v1 published format — Fedora/RHEL users should use AppImage until an RPM is built, channel-listed, and downloadable. It always:

• Downloads via a short-lived private URL
• Checks byte size and SHA-256 before installing
• Stops on mismatch (does not run a bad file)

Inspect first:

curl -fsSLo install-nala.sh https://nalarun.com/install.sh
less install-nala.sh
sh install-nala.sh

Option 2 — package from the download page

1. Download DEB or AppImage.
2. Copy the SHA-256 from the download page and verify:

sha256sum ./nala_*.deb
sha256sum ./NALA-*.AppImage

3. Install:

# DEB
sudo dpkg -i ./nala_*.deb || sudo apt-get install -f -y

# AppImage
chmod +x ./NALA-*.AppImage
./NALA-*.AppImage

AppImage may need libfuse2 (sudo apt install libfuse2 or distro equivalent).

Unsigned packages

Linux packages here are not code-signed the way Windows Authenticode or Apple notarization works. Trust the published SHA-256 on /download. Full interim notes: unsigned install guide.

Verify

nala version
nala doctor
nala desktop

CLI shims typically land in ~/.local/bin. Open a new shell if needed.

Next

• Your first workspace
• Connect a provider
• CLI reference
• Uninstall